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Belinda

Brand Notes

Status
Belinda was large and prestigious pre-Revolution brand established in 1882. It was discontinued in the early to mid-1960s.
It was reintroduced in 1989 as a low cost machine-made brand. It was deleted from Habanos portfolio circa 2005, and production moved to Internacional Cubana de Tabacos S.A. (ICT), albeit with new sizes and branding. It became Cuban domestic market only around 2014. In 2022, Belinda reappeared in the global market, presumably because of the widespread shortages of Cuban cigars generally.

Generally
The range comprised medium strength cigars.
Before circa 2005 the cigars were reportedly machine-made with long-grain short-filler tobacco, which is to say the shreded tobacco used was in larger pieces than in conventional short-filler. Since 2005, the cigars were made using normal short-filler tobacco.

Standard Band A Image Standard Band A
1989 to c2005
Less embossing than earlier bands
Standard Band B Image Standard Band B
c2005 on
First ICT band. Embossed.

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Current Production Cigars
Ring gaugerg 41 × LengthMMT150 mm (5⅞″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band B
Tubes:
Plastic tubes introduced c2006.
Packaging:
Cardboard pack of 3 cigars in plastic tubes.
Dress box of 10 cigars.
Dress box of 20 cigars in plastic tubes.
Status:
A c2005 release. 2005-01-01Current.
History:
Circa-2014, this cigar became Cuban domestic market only. It reappeared in global markets in 2022, presumably because of the widespread shortages of Cuban cigars generally.
Brown Belinda Coronas (2) Cuban cigar.
Discontinued Production Cigars
Ring gaugerg 40 × LengthMMT140 mm (5½″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2005.
Brown Belinda Coronas (1) Cuban cigar.
Belinda Demi Tasse
Ring gaugerg 32 × LengthMMT100 mm (3⅞″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2005.
Brown Belinda Demi Tasse Cuban cigar.
Ring gaugerg 42 × LengthMMT129 mm (5⅛″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Cardboard pack of 5 cigars in cellophane.
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2005.
Brown Belinda Petit Coronas Cuban cigar.
Belinda Belvederes
Ring gaugerg 39 × LengthMMT125 mm (4⅞″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2003.
Brown Belinda Belvederes Cuban cigar.
Belinda Panetelas
Ring gaugerg 35 × LengthMMT117 mm (4⅝″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2003.
Brown Belinda Panetelas Cuban cigar.
Belinda Petit
Ring gaugerg 31 × LengthMMT108 mm (4¼″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2003.
Brown Belinda Petit Cuban cigar.
Belinda Princess
Ring gaugerg 35 × LengthMMT110 mm (4⅜″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2003.
Brown Belinda Princess Cuban cigar.
Ring gaugerg 35 × LengthMMT110 mm (4⅜″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Cardboard pack of 5 cigars in cellophane.
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2002.
Brown Belinda Petit Princess Cuban cigar.
Belinda Preciosas
Ring gaugerg 32 × LengthMMT100 mm (3⅞″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2002.
Brown Belinda Preciosas Cuban cigar.
Belinda Superfinos
Ring gaugerg 40 × LengthMMT117 mm (4⅝″)
Construction:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Status:
A 1989 release. 1989-01-01Discontinued 2002.
Brown Belinda Superfinos Cuban cigar.
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